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The policing watchdog was lambasted as “not fit for purpose” yesterday as it
emerged it had still not completed its investigation into the shooting of
Mark Duggan whose death led to country-wide rioting.

Mr Duggan’s legal team said the Independent Police Complaints Commission had
been guilty of “delay and obfuscation”.

Michael Mansfield QC, at a pre-inquest hearing into the death of Mr Duggan in
Tottenham in August 2011, added that the IPCC’s failings were unacceptable
and said its failure to disclose information and establish facts about the
shooting of Mr Duggan by police officers showed it was not “fit for

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